alma
Spanish, noun/ˈalma/
alma is spelled A-L-M-A (4 letters) and appears 87 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,015th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alma is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “soul” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of almo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Supuesta esencia inmaterial de una persona o de un animal”.
What does alma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesoul
- 2
feminineweb (strip of material between flanges)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of almo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Supuesta esencia inmaterial de una persona o de un animal. 2. Función del sistema nervioso central de los animales y del hombre, objeto de estudio de la psicología. 3. Hilo de seda en el que se retorcían las láminas de oro y plata de los hilos entorchados que servían para la trama de los tapices más ricos y lujosos. 4. Centro de una cosa o centro de un sistema.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alma
- almas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alma?
- /ˈalma/
- [ˈal.ma]
- [ˈalma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alma in Spanish?
alma appears 87 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).